Clupeidae

Clupeidae
Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
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Clupeidae

Clupeidae is a family of teleost fish. It includes the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa and menhadens. The family includes some of the most important food fishes in the world.

Genera

This family comprises the following 7 genera:

  • Clupea
  • Ethmidium
  • Gudusia
  • Hyperlophus
  • Potamalosa
  • Ramnogaster
  • Sprattus

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2023). "Clupeidae" in FishBase. July 2023 version.